OFFICIAL UNEMPLOYMENT: 5.4%* White 4.7% African American 9.6% Hispanic 6.9% Asian** 4.4% Persons with a disability** 10.0% Men 20 years and over 5.0% Women 20 years and over 4.9% Teens (16-19 years) 17.1% Black teens 27.5% Officially unemployed 8.5 million from the U.S. BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS *If the… Read More Current Rate: April 2015 Unemployment Data
September 25, 2000 FIVE YEARS CLOSER TO ECONOMIC JUSTICE: A Proposal by the National Jobs for All Coalition Preamble Imagine a society without poverty. Imagine a society in which all people who want and need to work have jobs that enable them to earn a living adequate for health and well-being. Imagine a society in… Read More Five Years Closer to Economic Justice: A Proposal to the National Council of Churches of Christ, U.S. A.
Social Security Links AFL-CIO–Social Security Center on Budget and Policy Priorities Dollars and Sense David Langer’s articles EPI Issue Guide–Social Security National Academy of Social Insurance National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare National Jobs for All Coalition Social Security Page Social Security Advocacy Resources Social Security Media Watch Program-IWPR Social Security Programs Throughout… Read More Education Links
